BDDC researchers presented their work at the 16th-Annual SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE): Innovations in Automotive Composites, which took place in Novi, Michigan from September 7-9, 2016. BDDC trainees participated with 5 poster presentations. Joyce Cheng won 3rd place in the undergraduate poster competitions for her poster presentation.

ACCE is the world's leading automotive composites forum. This international event which was attended by over 1000 participants from industry, academia and government, provided excellent networking opportunities and drew speakers, exhibitors, and attendees from the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. 

BDDC Researchers: From the left to the right -  Professor Amar Mohanty, Dylan Jubinville, Jonathan Mazurski, Ghodsieh Mashouf Roudsari, Joyce Cheng, Andrew Anstey, Ryan Vadori and Professor Manjusri Misra.

Joyce Cheng with her poster entitled "3D Printed Advanced Green Composites Utilizing Biobased Materials For Automotive Applications".

Dylan Jubinville with his poster entitled:"The Engineering of a Nylon 6/PBT Blend for Applications in the Automotive Industry".

Ghodsieh Mashouf Roudsari with her poster entitled:"Turning Carbon Dioxide into a Tough Biobased Epoxy Interpenetrating Network Composites".

Jonathan Mazurski with his poster entitled:"Novel Green Activation Process of Biochar for Industrial Uses".

Ryan Vadori with his poster entitled:"Engineering a High Performance Green Material from Poly (Lactic Acid) and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Blends (PLA/ABS)".